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Day Jobs - Young Magic

Your penis candle might have been shaped by Isaac's loving hands.

Isaac and Mel drinking margaritas at The Lovin’ Cup

Young Magic's music sounds like its name—hypnotic, mystic, birthed from newborn spells—and the title of their recently released full-length makes you want to do just what it says: Melt. I’m actually listening to it right now, sick in bed, and it’s serving as a nice soundtrack to these fever dreams.

It’s not surprising that the members of Young Magic were good friends from back in the day and have reunited in New York due to their love for creating orchestral psychedelia. The three members, though currently Brooklyn residents, are from Australia, which means they’ve had their illegal immigrant days, hustling the oddest gigs around town. Though Michael never made it to the interview (stuck in traffic or something?), Isaac and Mel filled me in on their pre-Young Magic days (waxing penis candles, hip-hop telemarketing, delivering lobsters to asshole lawyers) while shitting on Australian joints in America.

NOISEY: Hi guys! What do you do for a living besides Young Magic?
Mel: I work at a bar in the Lower East Side called Pianos.

Oh yeah, I go there sometimes.
You should come by! I work happy hour on Thursdays and Fridays. Hopefully I’m gonna start doing live sound there as well. But for now, I’m just slamming out frozen margaritas to all the thirsty people that get out of work.
Isaac: I DJ random, odd spots and I work at a bakery. I’ve had a long list of one-day jobs in New York. I can’t keep down a job at all.

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